PEOPLE v. VIGGIANI


105 Misc.2d 210 (1980)

The People of the State of New York, Plaintiff, v. Frank Viggiani, Defendant.

Criminal Court of the City of New York, New York County.

September 22, 1980.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Peter R. Willis, of the New Jersey Bar, admitted on motion pro hac vice, for defendant. Robert M. Morgenthau, District Attorney (Neil Getnick of counsel), for plaintiff.


S. HERMAN KLARSFELD, J.

The question to be addressed is, to this court's knowledge, a novel one that has not been ruled upon by any court of record in New York State or in the Federal system. It involves a challenge for cause by the defendant arising during the selection of a jury, which according to many members of the Bar, is the most important part of any criminal trial. (See Jury Selection in a Criminal Case, Fahringer, NYLJ, Dec. 27, 1979, p 1, col...

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